Kalitta Air’s Boeing 747-400F N740CK, built in 1989, is the oldest active 747-400 freighter still flying in 2025. ... Malaysia Airlines operated this plane (as 9M-MHM) ...

Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including Lufthansa, Korean Air Lines and Air China.

Boeing 747s have been out of production for some time now due to better jets on the market. However, there are still a few airlines that use them.

Boeing’s bet was that an efficient aircraft with plenty of range would enable plenty of previously unserved city pairs to be flown profitably. The wager at arch-rival Airbus was different: think big.

While the 747 remains one of aviation's most beloved aircraft, its future has become a question of practicality. The supersonic dreams Boeing once bet on never materialized in a meaningful way.

In a new TikTok with over 2.2 million views, student and content creator Nicolette Taylor (@nicolettetaylorr) shares the list of airlines allegedly not currently flying Boeing 737 Max.

The last Boeing 747 trundled out of the factory and was handed over to its new operators. It’s the end of an era. And it’s not. Some of the big birds will fly well past 2030. That means the ...

Egypt bought an 11-year-old Boeing 747-8 from the planemaker and is modifying it for executive use. The jumbo jet is practically new, having only flown a handful of flights since being built in 2011.

The first Boeing 747 at the plant in Washington State in September 1968. ... Orders started to flow in, bringing Boeing much-needed revenue. Owning a 747 became a status symbol for airlines.

Gottshall came to the 747 Classic models from the operations side before coming to Boeing. As a con- tract pilot for Japan Airlines, he transitioned from the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 as a ...

The Boeing 747, known as the "Queen of the Skies," revolutionized air travel since its first flight in 1969. It's now mostly a cargo plane, and the last 747 just rolled off Boeing's production lines.